Process of making lime.



No. 832,485. PATENTED 0012, 1906. J. G. JONES. PROCESS OF MAKING LIME.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24. 1906.

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INVENTOR a eiqyf BY 7 Altorney No. 832,485. PATEIHHDOCT. 2, 1906. J. G. JONES.

PROCESS OF MAKING LIME. APPLICATION FILED APB.24.1906.

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Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

- Application filed April 24, 1906. Serial No. 313,498.;-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN G. JoNns, a citi zen of the United States residing at Carthage, in the county of Jefferson and State of-New York, have invented certain new and useful Tm rovements in. Processes of Making Lime; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertams to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful process in making lime, whereby a superior product may be roduced in a granular state and having a s 'ght tendency to air slake gwliliiig to the smal air-space contained in the in the usual method of burnin lime stationary kilns are employed in whic the limestone in lar e pieces is laced within the kiln and ex ose to a very 'gh degree of temperature or a long period of time in order that the heat may penetrate to the center of the stone and drive off the carbon dioxid, (C0 and in so doing the outer portions of the ieces of limestone become very much overurned, which renders the lime very slow in slakin and dark in color.

In t e present invention it is my purpose in carrying out 111 process to utilize a rotary kiln'in which the estone or other material of a lime nature is fed into the comparatively cool end of the kiln in a granular-condition, where the excess of heat introduced into the kiln prepares the lime material for the burning zone, in'owhich the CO is driven off and the material reduced to an oxid state- By treating the limestone or other lime material in argranular condition with granules of substantially a size to readily pass throu h a one-- inch-mesh screen a saving of from teen to twenty per cent. of the spalls of the quarry is effected, which, in the usual method now emloyed in stationary kilns is ,waste material.

he utilization of granular pieces of lime'-,

stone or other lime material of a lime nature in a finelydivided stateis fed into the comparatively. cool end of the kiln and gradually absorbing the heat as it travels toward the burningend of the kiln drives "off moisture and repares the limestone or other lime materia for the burning state, the granular parts of the material not remaining in the urning zone to exceed a period of twenty minutes, whereas in the old style it remained in the burning state for four hours and frequently longer, thereby making a product which is slow to slake and weakened in strength, at the same time discoloring the lime by the uneven burning thereof.

The present invention consists, further, in

an improved process of making-lime in which 6 5' producer-gas'or other heat-producing material is utilized for taking up the carbon dioxid from the limestone or other material of alime nature in a ranular orfinely-divided state and burning t e same and the utilizat-ion of the waste heat for generating steam for any purpose.

My inventlon 1s illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a part of an apparatus utilized in carrying out my process, parts of the apparatus being shown in elevation. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a section of the apparatus in eleva-. tion. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the apparatus. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the remaining art of the apparatus which is continuous with the part shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is an elevation of a gas-producer, showing connections between the same and one end of a rotary kiln, parts being shown in section.

Reference now being had to the detailsof the drawin s .b letter, A A designate piers supportingiilocks A, which have journaled therein antifriction-rollers B.

C designates a rotary kiln made, preferably,

of heavy plate-iron and provided with a suitable lining of fire-brick, and C designates heavy circular outlined rings which are fixed to the circumference of the kiln and are ada ted to ride upon said antifriction-rollers B," t helil'pby affording a supporting means for the D designates a series of cog-teeth which are formed in the circumference of a band or ring, which is fixed to the circumference of the rotary.kiln, and said co -tee'th are in mesh with a pinion which is xed to a shaft D, journaled in suitable bearings u v on'one of said piers, and fixed to rotate wit the end of said shaft D is a bevel-pinion d, which is in mesh with the gear-wheel D rotatin with a stub- IIO upon. a shaft E suitable bearings upon the standards D and a pulley E is fixed to the shaft D, and a belt E asses about the pulleys D and E. A second band E passes about a pulley E, which is also fixed to the stub-shaft D, and. said.

band E passes about the pulley E, mounted (Shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.) A bevel-gear E is fixed to the shaft E and is adaptedto communicate motion to the bevel gear-wheel E, which rotates with theishaft F, journaled in suitable bearingsin the standards F; Power is communicated from thedriving-wheel G of the engine (shown in Fig, 3 ofthe drawingslto a pulley-wheel-.-G rotating with a shaft G uponwhichis mounted a ulley-wheel G betweenwhich and a'pulley which rotates with the shaft D ,,is a belted connection-G Referrin'g to Fi 1 of the drawings will be seena chamber (designated in the drawings by letter-H) and which comprises a housing of masonry, serving as a dust-chamber.

chamber has an, openi in the side wall thereof-near itsiup er en inwhich a shell (I llevmg-the wasteheat thereof preparatory to:-

is mounted,-said s ell being open-ended and having a swivel connection with one end of the rotary kiln. The housing H is utilized as a dust-chamber, in'which the products of combustion issuing from the rotary kllIlzGIllZBI' and in.whi'ch the dust is allowed to settle, thus rethe heat laden with the carbon dioxid' taken up. from.- the lime to. a boiler-furnace, where elevated and dumped into the chute K which-passes through an opening in the .cir

curnferenceof. the shell 6 and hasits exit end positioned Within one end of the kiln in the.

mannerclearlyishown in-Fig. 1 of. the drawings. It? willbe noted from the fore oing that a continuous streamofgranulated ime, stone or other material of a lime natureis being-fed from the crusher tothe chute'and into the kiln Leading fromthe dust-chamberH is -a pipe H, (shown clearlyin Fig. 3 of the drawin' s,) and saidlpipe communicates-witha boiler Y inwh'ich are positioned seriesofvertical flues ,and\ about which-fines the waste heat fromthe kilngcirculates forthe purpose.

of heating water within the boiler for producing steam'torun the en ine.

nthe drawings, J esignates a' as-proe ducer, which-maybe of. an of the wel +known constructions and provi ed with a .pipe J, throu h which gas passes into: the stack N and t ence through the laterally-projecting. passage-way N to the adjacent end of the kllni Odesignatesa shell having a central aperture adapted to receive the laterally-projecting passage-way N of the stack and uving Saidi assess anopening inone face toreceive the adjacent end of the rotary kiln, over which said shell telescopes. Said shell- 0. is mounted upon wheels 0, which travel u on tracks Q, supported upon the framework of the ap aratus, and depending from the lower en of the shell 0 is a hood R, having an openin R in one face thereof, and positioned lmme iately below said hood is an endless a ron" or other suitable conveyer S, upon whic the burned lime falls from the hopper and by which it may be conveyed to any suitable location and deposited, it being preferable to convey the product a considerable distance, whereby it may have a chance to cool'ofi perceptibly 8o bpforebeing deposited in a car or. storageace.

p In Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings I have shown the conveyer S, leading upto a chute S, into which the lime is deposited, and fall. 8 5 ing into the conveyer-box S at the lower end i of the chute is fed forward therein by theworm-S and deposited i-na chute-S", (shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings,) which leads down into a second conveyer-box; S ,-in which is 0- mounted a Worm S for the purose of ad-. vancing the lime in saidzbox to: t eopposite end thereof, where it maybe discharged into.

a car S (Shown in-Fig; 4 of. the drawings) In operation the limestone or other mate-. rial of. a lime nature is reduced to: a granular condition bythe stone crusher, the granules being preferably ofsuch a. size aswill con veniently pass through .a one s inch -'mesh screen and is fed by the endlessconveyer K loo through the-chute and into therotarykilng. thelatter being disposed ata slight-incline;- tion and. being given a slight: rotary move-, ment sufficient to cause, the granulated material to be fed forward'slowly by the same [05 being raised by the ro. ighened edges of. the fire-brick Withimthe kiln and'falling back to the lowest portionof-the kiln, thus exposing tioles, suchas .willpassthrougha-four .torsix. 1 20 I inch screen, it havingbeen demonstrated'by various experiments that material of this com. di'tion cannot. be successfully burned in-a rotary kiln; The intense heat lbeing dinected from the gas-producer or other. heat-.pnoduc-v 1 2 5 ing apparatus through the-kiln-andcoming iii-contact with the granulated articles of the. material as it is discharged rom the kiln, first driving off the CO and-then the excess of 5 heal preparing the limestone or other mato- 1 rial of a lime nature for the burning zone.

; sorbing the heat and is being prepared for the burning state, it being understood, that the material is subjected'fto the intense heat in the burning zone for a'period not to exceed twenty 'minutes and after which it fallsby gravity at the exit end of the kiln and is carried by the conveyers to any suitable location, where it is discharged at a comparatively cool temperature.

By the utilization of a gas roducer or other heat-producing apparatus have. found that the amount of lime burned may be controlled within very Wide limits, the'same kiln producing from one to live tons per hour,- whereas in the old method of burning lime there is no slowing up, and by my process I am enabled to shutdown the kiln and start,

it up again without any articular loss, as'a small amount of'heat to lieep the kiln warm is conducted through the boiler and making steam and rendering it possible to keep the kiln warm and furnishing as much heat as needed.

The lime ess T have which is burned in stationary kilns in large pieces, in which the lime'near the surfaceis overburned and which renders the lime veryslow in slaking, and, besides, diminishing the strength thereof. The product of the lime being in a granular condition is less liable to slake in bulk, owing to the small air-spaces contained therein, than'vwould 'be the case where large pieces of limestone are burned in the usual manner, and by the process described a large proportion of the waste of quarries which cannot be utilized in stationary kilns maybe saved.

roduced by my improved proc- By the utilization of the heat for driving off i the carbon dioxid from stone or other materialfof a lime nature and heat is used in developing steam for furnish- .ing ower to run the apparatus, the cost of v pro ucing ,the lime is: greatly reduced and a arge saving in-fuel is effected and'a product obtained which is superior to lime made by any of the well known methods.

of a lime nature to a What I claim is-' I 1. The process of making lime consistin in reducing the limestone or other materiaanular condition with granules of such a size as will readily pass through a one-inch-mesh screen, introducing the same into the comparatively .0001 end of an inclined rotary kiln through which heat of a high temperature is passed, thereby gradually raising the temperature of the material before reaching the burningzone in the kiln, as set forth.

ound is much whiter than lime e granulated lime heat and drive off moisture, thereby pre aring the granulated particles of materia for the burning zone of the kiln,.in which zone CO is driven off and the material reduced to an oxid state, as set forth.

3. The process of making lime consisting in reducing the limestone or other material of 8b a lime nature to a granular condition with granules of such a size as will readily pass through a one-inch-mesh screen, introducing the same into the comparatively cool end of an inclined rotary kiln, introducing producer- 8 5 gas of a high temperature into the discharge end of the. kiln Where it first drives off the CO reducing the material to an oxid state, and afterward utilizing the excess of heat to prepare the material for the burning --zone, as 0 set forth.

4. The process of making lime consisting in reducing the limestone or other material of a lime nature to a granular condition with granules of such a size as will readily pass 5 through a one-inch-mesh screen, introducing the same into the comparatively cool end of an inclined rotary kiln, introducing producergas of a high temperature intothe discharge end of the kiln where it first drives off the -1oo CO reducing the material to an oxid state, utilizin the excess of heat to prepare the materia for the burning zone, and afterward introducing the waste heat, laden with CO gas, into a steam-boiler furnace, as set forth.

5. The process of making lime consisting in reducing the limestone or othermaterial of a lime nature to a granular condition with granules of-such 'a size as will readily pass' rro through a one-inch-mesh screen, introducing 4 the same into the comparatively cool endpfj'f aninclined rotary kiln and causing heat of a hightemperature to be passed through the kiln as the latter, is rotated slowly, thei eby II 5 causing the anular material" to be agitated as it passess owly through the kiln, the heat first driving off the CO and reducing the materiahto an oxid state, and afterward the excess of heat being utilized to prepare the matenial for the burning zonein the kiln, as

i set forth.

6. 'Thepr'ocess of making lime consisting in reducingthe limestone or other material ofa lime nature to a granular condition' with granules of such asize as will readily pass through a one-inch-mesh screen, introducing the same into the comparatively 0001 end of 

